Grand National 2002
All the horses and jockeys set off at a fast pace towards the first fence as they always do and as t...
Grand National Previews
Welcome to the articles section of Grand National Guide. This is the place to explore if you want to expand your grand national knowledge. We have in depth reviews of past grand nationals, articles covering the history of the race, tales of famous runners & riders, analysis of the course, the fences and much more.
You will also find very useful guides to help you with your betting on the grand national horse race. Take a look through or jump below for help finding our more popular guides.
Grand National 2001
The tapes went up on the starting gate and all the horses ran towards the first fence going a little...
Grand National 2000
The Tapes go up and despite all the warnings on the television beforehand and the fact that many of ...
Grand National 1999
As the tapes were raised there was a great cheer from the crowd as the cavalry charge to the first f...
Grand National 1998
Earth Summit Earth summit is a bay gelding by Celtic Cone (sire) and out of Win Green Hill (dam). he...
Wild Man From Borneo
The Widger family were a family of horse breeders and dealers, Tom Widger the head of the family was...
The Lamb
The Lamb has the distinction of being the first of the grey grand national winners and his win was n...
Rubio
Rubio has gone down in history as the first American bred Grand National Winner but there is more to...
Moifaa
One of the most fascinating Stories is the story of Moifaa, who won the race in 1904. This was a New...
Popular Grand National Guides
Below are links to many of the races and stories from the grand national over the last 100 or more years. We hope that you enjoy reading the stories and re-living the memories. For this years race please take a look through the full list of horses on our grand national runners 2026 page.
Grand National Course Background
Grand National Pictorial Guide
Grand National Race Reviews & Results
Full List of Previous Grand National Winners
Grand National History & Tales
The unique make up of the Grand National is what makes it so famous. The number of runners, the course & fences, the dramas, the good luck and the bad luck. The amazing winners and the unlucky loses. The horses and people involved can easily become household names as millions of people watch the race each year.
This article on The World's Greatest Steeplechase is an overview of why the race is so famous and a run through of its history from the build up as far back as the 1820's to today. Throughout this recap of the history many of these famous horses and people are mentioned. We also have specific articles telling their tales as well
- Aldaniti
- Cloister
- Crisp
- Devon Loch
- Foinavon
- Garrison Savannah
- Gatwick
- Grand National Women
- Jenny Pitman
- Manifesto
- Moifaa
- Red Rum
- Rubio
- The Lamb
- The Void Race 1993
We have analysed the trainers and jockeys with multiple runners in the grand national over recent years. Take a look at those with good and poor records. This may effect your selections for this years grand national.